Pocket construction



March 29, 1966 M. J. GEIST 3,242,502'

POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 17, 1963 United States Patent O 3,242,502 POCKET CONSTRUCTION Meyer J. Geist, 559 7th Ave., New York, N.Y. Filed Dec. 17, 1963, Ser. No. 331,273 2 Claims. (Cl. 2 253) This invention relates to pocket construction and more particularly to a convertible pocket construction which may be adaptable for use with any garment construction where a pocket is desired.

Among the objects of the present invention is to provide a pocket construction of the character described in which the actual pocket may be switched from an outer position upon the outer surface of the garment to an inner position approximate to the body of the wearer- Another object of the present invention is to provide a convertible pocket construction of the character described which will enable the user to rapidly and simply locate the pocket in either its outer or inner position.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a pocket construction composed of a simple constructural design which will accomplish the desired purpose.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a pocket construction of the character described which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, and yet be reliable in use.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a construction of the character described which will be simple to fabricate with.

A feature of the present invention is that the materials comprising the convertible pocket may be of different fabrics than that of the garment itself, thus enabling the design of the garment to be changed according to the position of the pockets within or without of the body of the garment.

These objects and features, as well as other incidental ends and advantages will become more clearly apparent during the course of the following disclosure, and be pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention consists of a pocket construction whereby three pieces of fabric comprising the body of the pocket construction are sewn together at their lower ends forming two interior chambers. A first piece of material is sewn to the body of the fabric, a second piece of material which is also the longest is sewed to the body of the fabric above the slits which form the opening to the interior of the garment, and a third piece of material stands free at its upper end. When the pocket is in an outer position or resting upon the outer surface of the garment, access to the pocket is made to the space or receptacle defined by the second fabric and the third fabric. When the pocket is in its inner position within the body of the garment, access is effected to the receptacle defined by the innermost fabric and the second fabric. Upon putting the pocket within the body of the garment, the materials are turned inside out and the rst fabric picks up a similar proximal position to the body of the garment but along the inner surface. The second fabric upon reversal becomes the inner wall of the pocket and is closest to the body of the wearer, and the third fabric becomes the center or dividing material between the now two accessible receptacles defined therebetween.

In the drawing, to which reference will be made in the specification, similar reference characters have been employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIGURE l is a side elevational View, showing a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a view similar to FIGURE l, but showing the pocket construction placed inside the body of the garment.

3,242,502 Patented Mar. 29, 1966 FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional View as seen from the plane 3 3 on FIGURE l.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sectional View as seen from the plane 4 4 on FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view as seen from the plane 5 5 on FIGURE 3.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is shown a garment construction, more particularly a pair of walking shorts, designated by the reference character 10 and comprising broadly a waist band 11, leg portions 12, and a pocket 14.

More particularly, the waist band 11 is formed of either elastic material or non-elastic size-conforming material in the shape of a belt, and having an open tongue end 15 having a split (no shown) through which a button or other means of securement passes.

The pants have a fly front 16 separating the leg portions 12 and 13. The leg portion is formed in the usual manner from a single piece of material 17 the material having an outer surface 1S and an inner surface 19. The pocket location is defined by a slit in the material 17 as shown at 20,

The convertible pocket comprises three pieces of cloth material which are the width of the pocket and slightly less than the slot 20 to facilitate passage through the slot in the manner hereinafter appearing. The three pieces of material may be defined as the first piece 21, the second piece 22, and the third piece 23. The second piece 22 is of greater length than the third piece, and the three pieces are joined at their lower end 24, 25, and 26 by stitching 27. End 25 extends directly down, but ends 24 and 26 are looped when the pocket is on the outside of the garment. When the pocket is located inside the garment, ends 24 and 26 extend directly down, and end 25 is looped.

The piece 21 has an outer surface 30 and an inner surface 31. The piece 22 has a left surface 32 and a right surface 33. The piece 23 has an inner surface 34 and an outer surface 35.

The upper end 36 of the first piece 21 is secured to the outer surface 18 of the fabric 17 by a line of stitching 37. Located right below the joinder of the first piece 21 and the garment fabric 17 is a button 38 joined to garment fabric 1'7 by a line of stitching 39. The second piece 22 is joined at its upper end 40 to the outer surface 18 of the fabric 17 through a line of stitching 41, which also joins pocket flap 42 at its upper end 43. The second piece is joined above the slit 2f) and the first piece is joined below the slit 20. The third piece 23 stands free at the upper edge and simply has a button 44 secured to it by stitching 45. The three pieces are secured together at their sides by further lines of stitching 46 and 47. The pocket flap 42 has a slit 46 at th lower end of the said pocket ap, and in alignment with buttons 38 and 44. The pocket 23 has slits 47 and 48 through which golf tees may be placed or other such items.

When it is desired to use the pocket outer position as best shown in FIGURES 1 and 3, the entire assembly is placed outside the slit so that the inner surface 30 of the first piece 21 is proximal to the outer surface 18 of the fabric 17 of the garment 10. It is then possible to obtain access into the pocket formed by the second piece 22 and the third piece 23 and as defined within the surfaces 33 and 34. The pocket may be secured by placing the button 44 through the slit 46 in the pocket iiap 42. To reverse the pocket so that it is placed within the garment as best shown in FIGURES 2 and 4, all that is necessary is to take the lower end 24, 25, and 26 of the three pieces of material and tuck them to the slit 20 reversing the order of the pocket so that they assume the configuration shown in FIGURE 4. In this position it is possible to place the items either within the pocket formed by the surfaces 33 and 34 or Within the pocket formed by the surfaces 30 and 35. In this position the pocket flap 42 may be fastened by means of the button 38, since the button 44 is now located within the pocket.

I Wish it to be understood that I do not consider the invention limited to the precise details of structure shown and set forth in this specification, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains.

I claim:

1. A convertible pocket construction for use in a garment comprising; a garment wall having a split defined area, a three piece fabric having a Width slightly smaller than the slit and consisting of a first piece, a second piece, and a third piece, the lower ends of the pieces being joined and the sides of the pieces being joined over a substantial length thereof, the second piece having a greater length than the first and third pieces, the upper end of the first piece being joined to the garment below the slit and the upper end of the second piece being joined to the garment above the slit; a pocket Hap secured to the main garment and the upper end of the slit, the lower end of the pocket flap having a button hole therein, a button located on the garment Wall slightly below the joinder of the main garment and the first piece, and another button located on said third piece near the upper end thereof, both buttons being in alignment with the button hole on the pocket ap.

2. The invention according to claim 1, in which the upper end of the pocket has slits for golf tees defined therein.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 987,564 3/ 1911 Battista 2-247 1,448,252 3/1923 Ginsburg 2-253 1,485,567 3/1924 Roberts 2-253 3,085,254 4/1963 Cutler 2-247 X FOREIGN PATENTS 26,543 of 1913 Great Britain.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

A. R GUEST, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A CONVERTIBLE POCKET CONSTRUCTION FOR USE IN A GARMENT COMPRISING: A GARMENT WALL HAVING A SPLIT DEFINED AREA, A THREE PIECE FABRIC HAVING A WIDTH SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE SLIT AND CONSISTING OF A FIRST PIECE, A SECOND PIECE, AND A THIRD PIECE, THE LOWER ENDS OF THE PIECES BEING JOINED AND THE SIDES OF THE PIECES BEING JOINED OVER A SUBSTANTIAL LENGTH THEREOF, THE SECOND PIECE HAVING A GREATER LENGTH THAN THE FIRST AND THIRD PIECES, THE UPPER END OF THE FIRST PIECE BEING JOINED TO THE GARMENT BELOW THE SLIT AND THE UPPER END OF THE SECOND PIECE BEING JOINED TO THE GARMENT ABOVE THE SLIT; A POCKET FLAP SECURED TO THE MAIN GARMENT AND THE UPPER END OF THE SLIT, THE LOWER END OF THE POCKET FLAP HAVING A BUTTON HOLE THEREIN, A BUTTON LOCATED ON THE GARMENT WALL SLIGHTLY BELOW THE JOINDER OF THE MAIN GARMENT AND THE FIRST PIECE, AND ANOTHER BUTTON LOCATED ON SAID THIRD PIECE NEAR THE UPPER END THEREOF, BOTH BUTTONS BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BUTTON HOLE ON THE POCKET FLAP. 